Mount Auburn Cemetery, Middlesex, Massachusetts, US
May 10, 2024 6:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Protocol: Traveling
1.8 mile(s)
Checklist Comments: BBC Bird walk at Mount Auburn Cemetery
54 species
Canada Goose 7
Mallard 4
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) 3
Mourning Dove 4
Herring Gull 3
Great Blue Heron 2
Red-bellied Woodpecker 3
Downy Woodpecker 1
Northern Flicker 2
Least Flycatcher 2
Eastern Phoebe 2
Great Crested Flycatcher 3
Eastern Kingbird 2
Blue-headed Vireo 2
Warbling Vireo 5
Red-eyed Vireo 2
Blue Jay 8
American Crow 3
Black-capped Chickadee 6
Tufted Titmouse 4
White-breasted Nuthatch 2
Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 1
House Wren 3
Carolina Wren 2
European Starling 7
Gray Catbird 6
Hermit Thrush 1
Wood Thrush 3
American Robin 11
House Sparrow 5
American Goldfinch 4
Chipping Sparrow 7
White-throated Sparrow 2
Song Sparrow 5
Swamp Sparrow 2
Baltimore Oriole 9
Red-winged Blackbird 8
Common Grackle 11
Ovenbird 5
Black-and-white Warbler 5
Tennessee Warbler 5 Clearly seen and heard along Indian Ridge and again near Halcyon Pond. Identified by several birders.
Common Yellowthroat 3
American Redstart 2
Northern Parula 7
Magnolia Warbler 2
Yellow Warbler 2
Chestnut-sided Warbler 2
Blackpoll Warbler 2
Black-throated Blue Warbler 3
Yellow-rumped Warbler 7
Black-throated Green Warbler 5
Wilson’s Warbler 2 One WIWA clearly seen and heard along Indian Ridge and a second near Halcyon Pond. Confirmed by several birders.
Northern Cardinal 6
Rose-breasted Grosbeak 2
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S174082646
BBC Overnight Pelagic August 28-29, 2023 – Trip Report
Leaders: Peter Flood, Liam Waters, Keenan Yakola BBC trip organizers: Naeem Yusuff, Bobbie Hodson, Sebastian Jones Data compiled by P. Flood; eBird lists and trip report by S. Jones Nearly cancelled due to weather
Bonanza of Book Fund Donations
The BBC Conservation and Education Committee is pleased to announce an extraordinary run of six Book Fund donations, totaling around $4000, to schools and educational programs from around and beyond Massachusetts. The Book Fund, supported
2023-2024 Federal Duck Stamps On Sale Now!
The BBC is again selling the Federal Migratory Bird Conservation and Hunting Stamp. We are doing this in support of the National Wildlife Refuge System and to support conservation of federal lands. Ninety-eight cents
In Fond Memory of Tom Prince
Long time board member and past president of the Brookline Bird Club Tom Prince passed away May 28, 2023, after a period of declining health. A longtime birder and butterflier, Tom was a gentle
Exploring with the BBC and Outside Mind
On May 20 John Nelson and teen birder Johnny Owens led a Brookline Bird Club walk at Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary co-sponsored by Outside Mind, a nonprofit founded to provide outdoor access and opportunity for
In Fond Memory of Joe Paluzzi
Joseph (Joe) A Paluzzi, a long-time Brookline Bird Club member, trip leader, Board member and Past President, and good friend to many in the birding community, passed away on April 25, 2023. Joe was
BBC Overnight Pelagic August 28-29, 2023 – Trip Report
Leaders: Peter Flood, Liam Waters, Keenan Yakola BBC trip organizers: Naeem Yusuff, Bobbie Hodson, Sebastian Jones Data compiled by P. Flood; eBird lists and trip report by S. Jones Nearly cancelled due to weather
Bonanza of Book Fund Donations
The BBC Conservation and Education Committee is pleased to announce an extraordinary run of six Book Fund donations, totaling around $4000, to schools and educational programs from around and beyond Massachusetts. The Book Fund, supported
2023-2024 Federal Duck Stamps On Sale Now!
The BBC is again selling the Federal Migratory Bird Conservation and Hunting Stamp. We are doing this in support of the National Wildlife Refuge System and to support conservation of federal lands. Ninety-eight cents
In Fond Memory of Tom Prince
Long time board member and past president of the Brookline Bird Club Tom Prince passed away May 28, 2023, after a period of declining health. A longtime birder and butterflier, Tom was a gentle
Exploring with the BBC and Outside Mind
On May 20 John Nelson and teen birder Johnny Owens led a Brookline Bird Club walk at Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary co-sponsored by Outside Mind, a nonprofit founded to provide outdoor access and opportunity for
In Fond Memory of Joe Paluzzi
Joseph (Joe) A Paluzzi, a long-time Brookline Bird Club member, trip leader, Board member and Past President, and good friend to many in the birding community, passed away on April 25, 2023. Joe was
BBC Overnight Pelagic August 28-29, 2023 – Trip Report
Leaders: Peter Flood, Liam Waters, Keenan Yakola BBC trip organizers: Naeem Yusuff, Bobbie Hodson, Sebastian Jones Data compiled by P. Flood; eBird lists and trip report by S. Jones Nearly cancelled due to weather
Bonanza of Book Fund Donations
The BBC Conservation and Education Committee is pleased to announce an extraordinary run of six Book Fund donations, totaling around $4000, to schools and educational programs from around and beyond Massachusetts. The Book Fund, supported
2023-2024 Federal Duck Stamps On Sale Now!
The BBC is again selling the Federal Migratory Bird Conservation and Hunting Stamp. We are doing this in support of the National Wildlife Refuge System and to support conservation of federal lands. Ninety-eight cents
In Fond Memory of Tom Prince
Long time board member and past president of the Brookline Bird Club Tom Prince passed away May 28, 2023, after a period of declining health. A longtime birder and butterflier, Tom was a gentle
Exploring with the BBC and Outside Mind
On May 20 John Nelson and teen birder Johnny Owens led a Brookline Bird Club walk at Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary co-sponsored by Outside Mind, a nonprofit founded to provide outdoor access and opportunity for
In Fond Memory of Joe Paluzzi
Joseph (Joe) A Paluzzi, a long-time Brookline Bird Club member, trip leader, Board member and Past President, and good friend to many in the birding community, passed away on April 25, 2023. Joe was
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